St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-30
REUNITED AT LAST.
The Strange and Thrilling story of
a LOST SxyeeIhenrf.

| a Lost sweetheart.
! The blue waters Of the Shepscot rippled
and flashed in the August sunshine as it
swept on, winding in and out among the
scattered islands until it reached the broader
and hardly more than stones throw from
the river, stood an old square house.
| On this sultry August afternoon as the
day wore ON the sky darkened, distant
thunders sounded warningly now and then,
| till with the twilight the breeze, grown to
sudden gale. dashed the large rain drops
| against the windows of the old house
which Mrs. NARROW was hurrying about to
close.
'Well, declare. father" she said, com
ing down stairs quite out of breath, chow
it does rain. who'd thought it when twas
so pleasant this afternoon"
Captain NARROW rubbed the bald spot on
his head refiectively as he returned, docs
| pour, that's fact
| A little later binding flash, aecompa-
MED by. a crash of thunder heavier than any
| preceding caused Mrs. NARROW to start up
| from her chair.
Mercy" she exclaimed, II pity any poor
creature that has to be out in this
The storm continued with little abate-
| lnent. Just as one peal of thunder died
away an indistinct sound reached the ears
of the two people in the long kitchen. They
| regarded each other questiOninglY for mo-
lnent; then there was a rattle of the door
| latch. Some one outside was cropping for
| it in the darkness.
The man started up, and going to the
door threw it wide open to the storm. but
he stepped back as he did so. for there OH
a .,f IN
The next moment his hospitality overcame
every other feeling, and reaching out he
said, ''WhOever ye are. come in.
Mrs. NARROW was by his side and gazing
in amazement at the slight. white-robed
figure. 1t was young girl they ha d
never seen before. There was a frightened,
appealing look in the brown eyes. The
wind and rain had beaten upon her head
till the dark, curling hair was drenched and
clinging about her neck. Mrs. Marlow's
motherly arms stretched out instinctively.
Poor child!'' she said. drawing her into
the room; why, father, she is wet through
and through
1t was quite true. The water dripped
from the dainty white dress and made little
pools upon the floor She wore no wrap of
any kind. AS yet she had not spoken. but
stood looking wonderingly about the ROOM
Where did you come from? Are you
alone?" Mrs. NARROW asked, and the girl
answered, with shudder, Yes, Pm
alone"
Dear dear. poor child Let me get you
something warm"
Capt. NARROW set about making fire in
the cook stove. while his wife took the
stranger into the little bedroom. You're
all beat out" the good woman said, pity
.rrlx NnI,t6 hot ,.ifrhf ff>h r1
The girl made no remonstrance, but SUBJ
mitted quite passively to whatever was pro-
posed She took the warm drink Mrs.
NARROW brought her, and when the woman
| went back to the kitchen she said: II de-
clare, father, the poor things completely
| beat out; she's asleep already"
| Anxious days followed, while the stranger
! tossed in the delirium of fever and Mrs
| NARROW cared for her as tenderly as if she
! had been her own. Poor child" she said,
tears coming into her eyes as she spoke, sit
makes my heart ache to think she is away
| from all she loves
| There was no clew to the girls former
| life. no one on the island knew anything
about her. and all inquiries otherwhere
| -. brought no knowledge. Mrs. NARROW
searched the girls clothing, but only one
word was found, and one day she slipped a
ring off from the wasted hand and looked
for some inscription; there was only the
word she had found before, the name Katll-
! leen.
The sufferer spoke often. but though Mrs.
MARROW strove to catch any words that
might lead to the discovery of who she was
| there was but little that was Ineligible.
| Sometimes she seemed to be wandering
through some wood, and said that the pine
| ,,aa1Ia., Ia cnft nfhapc ho
! fancied herself OH the water. and said she
was SO tired rowing against The stream.
| Once or twice she spoke the name of
Everett, but that was all.
"Poor child!' sighed the good woman.
''When she gets we'll she will tell us, and
we will take her home"
But there were days when it seemed that
| there was little reason to expect her re-
| covery. yet the crisis passed and she still
| lived. Very white and weak she was, her
brown eyes looking unnaturally large then
faint color came into the face that grew
rounded every day. Mrs. NARROW forbore
asking any questions as yet, though she
wondered a little that Kathleen asked her
none. but she was growing stronger; she
would speak by-and-bv.
| Yes, she was growing stronger. Still the
doctor looked grave and continued his visits
after she was able to walk about.
| But as time went on there was no change.
| She answered to the name of Kathleen and
called Capt. and Mrs. NARROW father and
mother, as she heard them call each other.
| She seemed quite happy roaming about the
! island, and when any mention was made of
going on the water troubled look came
into her face. No. she always said, Il
would rather not so they did not urge
her. She was hardly 20, Mrs. NARROW
thought, OF slight, 1.-THE figure and as care
lessly graceful as child. Her complexion
was of creamy. almost transparent white
| ness. the crimson showing only in her
| cheeks and lips.
The fall. winter and early spring passed
uneventfully away; then there came time
when the Old house was in an unusual state
of commotion and expectancy. Captain
Marlow'S son Robert was coming home.
! He would be here soon now; he had been
| in South America, and it was more than a
year ago that he had gone away Mrs.
NARROW specialized as to how his coming
would affect Kathleen, who seemed as joy
| fully eager to prepare for him as she did
| herself. But when he came the broad
shouldered captain Of the Highflyer was far
more affected than was Kathleen.
1t was Robert who first induced her to
| step INTO DOaI. one seemed ashamed
! of her fears, but her face was very pale
| as they took the first sail down the river
| together. AS the time went OH she grew
accustomed to the water and came to en-
| Joy it. Many were the sails the two took
during the long summer afternoons. On
one of these as they rowed slowly along
| toward cove bordering the farther side of
| the island, Robert said, looking off to the
| wooded islands beyond with their green
branches reflected in the Shepscots clear
waters, "How still it is! we might fancy
ourselves the only people anywhere about. -
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